On Wednesday, Mr. Trump gave a wide-ranging interview to The Times that raised questions about his commitment to defending NATO allies.

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2. Ahead of Mr. Trump’s acceptance of the nomination, which might be considered a success for the type of boisterous politics espoused by Fox News, the network’s powerful chairman, Roger Ailes, announced he would step down.

Mr. Ailes was accused of sexual harassment by Gretchen Carlson, a former anchor, but has denied the allegations. People briefed on an internal inquiry said that at least six other women told lawyers that he had behaved inappropriately.

Rupert Murdoch, 85, is going to assume control of the network.

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3. The last day of the Republican convention in Cleveland also meant that it was the last day for protesters to vent their frustrations outside.

But there’s a cheerful crowd to be found outside Quicken Loans Arena, too — one with cable-celebrity-obsessed fans and an ad hoc marketplace hawking “Lock Her Up” paraphernalia targeting Hillary Clinton.

Turkish officials also tried to assure the public that individual freedoms would not be threatened by the state of emergency issued after a failed coup, despite the government’s purge of tens of thousands of people, including academics, from state institutions.

8. The majority of the U.S. is already coping with hot weather, and it’s not going away soon, at least not through the weekend.

Weather experts are calling this a “heat dome,” which reminds us of other domes — Mad Max’s Thunderdome, for one — that have been unpleasant.

Parts of the Midwest will have to cope simultaneously with another scary-sounding weather phenomenon: “corn sweat” (it’s when water released from plant leaves makes the air more muggy).

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9. He rapped. He sang. And, of course, there was plenty of tough talk lobbed at other artists.

Drake kicked off his summer tour this week in Austin, Tex., with the word “Revenge” displayed on a giant screen, setting the tone for a show that moved between blocks of ferocious rapping and more tender sections.

“Drake is becoming a pop star with rap-star anxieties,” our music critic wrote.

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10. Six vials of sperm belonging to a woman’s deceased husband went missing. Several women who thought they gave birth to the children of a genius were actually given the sperm of a schizophrenic felon.